
Harvey Fierstein
Biography
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogy (about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family) and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning "Kinky Boots". He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.
Known For

TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

TV
Family Guy
Buster Keaton (voice)
1999

TV
Family Guy
Tracy (voice)
1999

TV
The Simpsons
Karl (voice)
1989

TV
Cheers
Mark Newberger
1982

TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014

TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975

TV
The Good Wife
Judge Francis Flamm
2009

TV
How I Met Your Mother
Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
2005

TV
Murder, She Wrote
Stan Hatter
1984

TV
BoJack Horseman
Harvey Fierstein (voice)
2014

TV
Miami Vice
Benedict
1984

TV
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993

TV
Ellen
Harvey Fierstein
1994

TV
Big Mouth
Older Guy Town Resident (voice)
2017

TV
Hercules
Argus Panoptes (voice)
1998

TV
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
2016

TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
1995

TV
The Larry Sanders Show
Harvey Fierstein
1992

Film
Mulan
Yao (voice)
1998
Filmography
2022FilmBrosas Louis2020FilmShoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadwayas Performer2020FilmDisarm Hateas Narrator2019TVThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceas skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)2019FilmFiddler: A Miracle of Miraclesas Self2018FilmAnimal Crackersas Esmerelda (voice)2017TVBig Mouthas Older Guy Town Resident (voice)2016FilmHairspray Live!as Edna Turnblad2016TVFull Frontal with Samantha Beeas Self2015FilmAnother Take on… Mrs. Doubtfireas Self (Archive)2015FilmThe Making of the Wiz Live!as Self2014TVBoJack Horsemanas Harvey Fierstein (voice)2014TVTrailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoree2014TVLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self2014FilmRussian Broadway Shut Down2012FilmFoodfight!as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)2012TVSmashas Harvey Fierstein2009TVThe Good Wifeas Judge Francis Flamm2009TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest2007FilmShowBusiness: The Road to Broadwayas Self2007FilmWords and Music by Jerry Hermanas Self2006FilmThe Year Without a Santa Clausas Heat Miser2006FilmFarce of the Penguinsas Sheila (voz)2006FilmThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Host2005TVHow I Met Your Motheras Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)2005FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Self - Host2004FilmHappy Birthday Oscar Wildeas Self2004FilmMulan IIas Yao (voice)2004FilmSuperstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtisas Self2004FilmHappy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Meas Self (voice)2003FilmDuplexas Kenneth2003FilmThe Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Seriesas Self2002FilmDeath to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentaryas Self2002FilmDeath to Smoochyas Merv Green2001FilmRescued from the Closetas Self2000FilmPlaying Mona Lisaas Bennett2000FilmCommon Groundas Don1999FilmThe Sissy Ducklingas Elmer (voice)1999FilmDouble Platinumas Gary Millstein1999FilmJumpas Dish Macense1999TVFamily Guyas Buster Keaton (voice)1998TVHerculesas Argus Panoptes (voice)1998FilmSafe Menas Good Stuff Leo1998FilmMulanas Yao (voice)1997FilmKull the Conqueroras Juba1997FilmWhite Liesas Art Hoarder1997FilmThree Little Pigsas The Big Bad Wolf (voice)1996FilmSesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Easter Bunny1996FilmEverything Relativeas The Moyle1996FilmThe Making of 'Independence Day'as Self1996FilmIndependence Dayas Marty Gilbert1996FilmThe Celluloid Closetas Self1995FilmDr. Jekyll and Ms. Hydeas Yves DuBois1995TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Mrs. Leaperman (voice)1994FilmBullets Over Broadwayas Sid Loomis1994FilmStonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protestas Self1994TVDaddy's Girlsas Dennis Sinclair1994TVEllenas Harvey Fierstein1993FilmMrs. Doubtfireas Frank1993TVIntimate Portraitas Self1993FilmThe Harvestas Bob Lakin1993FilmAn Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friendsas Self1992TVThe Larry Sanders Showas Harvey Fierstein1991FilmIn The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Storyas Andrew1990FilmThe American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?as Self1989TVThe Simpsonsas Karl (voice)1988FilmTorch Song Trilogyas Arnold Beckoff1988FilmTidy Endingsas Arthur1988FilmMaMa's Pushcart1986FilmApologyas The derelict1984FilmGarbo Talksas Bernie Whitlock1984FilmThe Times of Harvey Milkas Narrator (voice)1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Stan Hatter1984TVMiami Viceas Benedict1983FilmThe Demon Murder Caseas The Demon (voice)1982TVCheersas Mark Newberger1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)